Waste firm charged with dumping PCBs on highway
The owner of Transformer Sales Inc and his two sons, all held on four felony and three misdemeanor charges, face bail of 114000 each as authorities probe dumping of 31000 gallons of PCB laden oil along North Carolina highways. Federal charges possible. extradition hearings planned. The case links to a New York investigation over handling cancer causing material near Allegany's water supply.
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Lakewood
N.Y
UPI
North Carolina
Robert Burns
Transformer Sales, Inc
Randy
Tim
Jim Burns
State Bureau of Criminal Investigation
Federal Environmental Protection Agency
Burns
Ward Transformer Co
Raleigh
N.C
New York
U S farm imports to Korea near one billion dollars
UPI reported that U S farm goods shipped to South Korea may exceed one billion dollars this year driven by cotton and corn exports. Exports rose from 1971 levels of 330 million to 919 million last year, with most entering duty free or under low tariffs. South Korea’s total farm imports could hit 1.8 billion this year, with about 1.1 billion from the United States and roughly 350 million from the U S share still uncertain.
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Drew von Bergen
Washington
UPI
U.S
South Korea
Congress
John Parker Jr
Agriculture Department
Korea
Parker
United States
Suit charges prime beef mislabeled
A Cook County Circuit Court suit accuses Dominick's Finer Foods Inc. and Fisher Foods Inc. of labeling beef as prime or choice inaccurately and overcharging customers. Betty Welch and Arlene Gittles sue on behalf of all beef customers, seeking triple the overcharge and unspecified relief. No hearing date was set.
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Chicago
UPI
Cook County
Dominick
Betty Welch
Arlene Gittles
Area Business News Highlights Local Career Moves and Eclipse Folklore
Don Mar saglia attended a Met Life estate planning seminar at Purdue with 84 others. Larry Book becomes TSC Store Morris manager, moving from Kewanee with wife Sharon and two kids. John Morscheiser of Peru, new Grundy County State Police officer, earned Warren award, VP of class, married with two children. Michael Severson reports Randy Walton joining Beneath It All as hairstylist, with Walton’s barber education and work history. Lowell House family returns from 16 day European tour sponsored by Successful Farming. Native beliefs link eclipses to sun extinguishment with fire-arrow rituals.
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John Morscheiser
Peru
Illinois State Police Academy
Springfield
Grundy County
Distrit 5
State Police
LaSalle County
Ervin H. Warren
State Police Academy
Morscheiser
Donna Stuart
Mark
Jill
LaSalle-Peru High School
University of Illinois
Harris couple pleads guilty in Hearst kidnapping case
Emily Harris and William Harris admitted to kidnapping Patricia Hearst and related crimes in Alameda County Superior Court after a plea bargain. They faced up to life in prison but could seek parole in 1983 or 1984, with sentencing set for October 3. Hearst identified Harris as a participant in the abduction.
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Oakland
Calif
UPI
Emily Harris
William
Patricia Hearst
Harris
Alameda County Superior Court
Harrises
Ex-auditor fined for bribery in Illinois case
Former Illinois state auditor Stephen I. Katzen pleaded guilty in Cook County Circuit Court to taking a $5,000 bribe related to a retailer sales tax audit. He was fined $1,000 and sentenced to 30 months probation after admitting the scheme with North Shore Refrigeration Co. in Skokie.
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Chicago
UPI
Stephen I. Katzen
Katzen
Illinois Department of Revenue
Cook County
North Shore Refrigeration Co
Skokie
John Scotillo
Kaiser
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